[U-Boot] [PATCH] ARM: socfpga: Assure correct ACTLR configuration
Make sure the ARM ACTLR register has correct configuration, otherwise the Linux kernel refuses to boot. In particular, the "Write Full Line of Zeroes" bit must be cleared.
Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut marex@denx.de Cc: Chin Liang See chin.liang.see@intel.com Cc: Dinh Nguyen dinguyen@kernel.org --- NOTE: This gem was well hidden in the Altera U-Boot fork and is really needed. What is not entirely clear to me is WHY ? So why is this needed ?
arch/arm/mach-socfpga/board.c | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/board.c b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/board.c index 189e12a668..ffdabc04fc 100644 --- a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/board.c +++ b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/board.c @@ -18,7 +18,18 @@
DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
-void s_init(void) {} +void s_init(void) { + /* + * Preconfigure ACTLR, make sure Write Full Line of Zeroes is disabled. + * This is optional on CycloneV / ArriaV. + * This is mandatory on Arria10, otherwise Linux refuses to boot. + */ + asm volatile( + "mcr p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 1\n" + "isb\n" + "dsb\n" + ::"r"(0x44)); +}
/* * Miscellaneous platform dependent initialisations
On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 18:39 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
Make sure the ARM ACTLR register has correct configuration, otherwise the Linux kernel refuses to boot. In particular, the "Write Full Line of Zeroes" bit must be cleared.
Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut marex@denx.de Cc: Chin Liang See chin.liang.see@intel.com Cc: Dinh Nguyen dinguyen@kernel.org
NOTE: This gem was well hidden in the Altera U-Boot fork and is really needed. What is not entirely clear to me is WHY ? So why is this needed ?
I vaguely recall it's related to HW constrain. And check back the downstream U-Boot, actually we need to set the bit instead clearing it. https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpga_v2 014.10_arria10_bringup/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga_arria10/pl310.c
Thanks Chin Liang
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On 05/31/2018 11:52 AM, See, Chin Liang wrote:
On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 18:39 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
Make sure the ARM ACTLR register has correct configuration, otherwise the Linux kernel refuses to boot. In particular, the "Write Full Line of Zeroes" bit must be cleared.
Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut marex@denx.de Cc: Chin Liang See chin.liang.see@intel.com Cc: Dinh Nguyen dinguyen@kernel.org
NOTE: This gem was well hidden in the Altera U-Boot fork and is really needed. What is not entirely clear to me is WHY ? So why is this needed ?
I vaguely recall it's related to HW constrain. And check back the downstream U-Boot, actually we need to set the bit instead clearing it. https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpga_v2 014.10_arria10_bringup/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga_arria10/pl310.c
You are clearing it here: https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpga_v2014.10_ar...
The PL310 configuration is a different register. What HW constraint ? I'd really like to understand this problem.
On 05/31/2018 12:00 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 05/31/2018 11:52 AM, See, Chin Liang wrote:
On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 18:39 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
Make sure the ARM ACTLR register has correct configuration, otherwise the Linux kernel refuses to boot. In particular, the "Write Full Line of Zeroes" bit must be cleared.
Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut marex@denx.de Cc: Chin Liang See chin.liang.see@intel.com Cc: Dinh Nguyen dinguyen@kernel.org
NOTE: This gem was well hidden in the Altera U-Boot fork and is really needed. What is not entirely clear to me is WHY ? So why is this needed ?
I vaguely recall it's related to HW constrain. And check back the downstream U-Boot, actually we need to set the bit instead clearing it. https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpga_v2 014.10_arria10_bringup/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga_arria10/pl310.c
You are clearing it here: https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpga_v2014.10_ar...
The PL310 configuration is a different register. What HW constraint ? I'd really like to understand this problem.
Bump ? I had a report the register even has to be set to 0 , otherwise there are ethernet problems. What is going on with this register ?
On 06/06/2018 08:47 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 05/31/2018 12:00 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 05/31/2018 11:52 AM, See, Chin Liang wrote:
On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 18:39 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
Make sure the ARM ACTLR register has correct configuration, otherwise the Linux kernel refuses to boot. In particular, the "Write Full Line of Zeroes" bit must be cleared.
Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut marex@denx.de Cc: Chin Liang See chin.liang.see@intel.com Cc: Dinh Nguyen dinguyen@kernel.org
NOTE: This gem was well hidden in the Altera U-Boot fork and is really needed. What is not entirely clear to me is WHY ? So why is this needed ?
I vaguely recall it's related to HW constrain. And check back the downstream U-Boot, actually we need to set the bit instead clearing it. https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpga_v2 014.10_arria10_bringup/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga_arria10/pl310.c
You are clearing it here: https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpga_v2014.10_ar...
The PL310 configuration is a different register. What HW constraint ? I'd really like to understand this problem.
Bump ? I had a report the register even has to be set to 0 , otherwise there are ethernet problems. What is going on with this register ?
Bump again ?
On 06/23/2018 05:55 AM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 06/06/2018 08:47 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 05/31/2018 12:00 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 05/31/2018 11:52 AM, See, Chin Liang wrote:
On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 18:39 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
Make sure the ARM ACTLR register has correct configuration, otherwise the Linux kernel refuses to boot. In particular, the "Write Full Line of Zeroes" bit must be cleared.
Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut marex@denx.de Cc: Chin Liang See chin.liang.see@intel.com Cc: Dinh Nguyen dinguyen@kernel.org
NOTE: This gem was well hidden in the Altera U-Boot fork and is really needed. What is not entirely clear to me is WHY ? So why is this needed ?
I vaguely recall it's related to HW constrain. And check back the downstream U-Boot, actually we need to set the bit instead clearing it. https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpga_v2 014.10_arria10_bringup/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga_arria10/pl310.c
You are clearing it here: https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpga_v2014.10_ar...
The PL310 configuration is a different register. What HW constraint ? I'd really like to understand this problem.
Bump ? I had a report the register even has to be set to 0 , otherwise there are ethernet problems. What is going on with this register ?
Bump again ?
Expanding the CC list. I am tempted to stop accepting any socfpga patches until this is resolved.
On Sat, 2018-06-23 at 06:23 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 06/23/2018 05:55 AM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 06/06/2018 08:47 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 05/31/2018 12:00 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 05/31/2018 11:52 AM, See, Chin Liang wrote:
On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 18:39 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
Make sure the ARM ACTLR register has correct configuration, otherwise the Linux kernel refuses to boot. In particular, the "Write Full Line of Zeroes" bit must be cleared.
Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut marex@denx.de Cc: Chin Liang See chin.liang.see@intel.com Cc: Dinh Nguyen dinguyen@kernel.org
NOTE: This gem was well hidden in the Altera U-Boot fork and is really needed. What is not entirely clear to me is WHY ? So why is this needed ?
I vaguely recall it's related to HW constrain. And check back the downstream U-Boot, actually we need to set the bit instead clearing it. https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/ socfpga_v2 014.10_arria10_bringup/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga_arria10/pl3 10.c
You are clearing it here: https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpg a_v2014.10_arria10_bringup/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga_arria10/l owlevel_init.S#L35
The PL310 configuration is a different register. What HW constraint ? I'd really like to understand this problem.
Bump ? I had a report the register even has to be set to 0 , otherwise there are ethernet problems. What is going on with this register ?
Bump again ?
Expanding the CC list. I am tempted to stop accepting any socfpga patches until this is resolved.
Just realize this is not addressed as Ley Foon talked to me
We checked with HW team that the full line of zeroes is a special setup of signals between A9 and L2 cache controller. As they recalled that this signal is not 100% AXI compliance, it may hang the system if L2 cache is disabled while full line of zeroes is set.
In A10, one thing new is we enabled L2 cache in BootROM and this bit is set. When entering the U-Boot, we are ensuring all cache are disabled. At this point, we need to ensure full line of zeroes bit is cleared. Only when U-Boot renable the cache including L2, this bit is set again.
Hope this explains.
Thanks Chin Liang
On 07/03/2018 05:10 PM, See, Chin Liang wrote:
On Sat, 2018-06-23 at 06:23 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 06/23/2018 05:55 AM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 06/06/2018 08:47 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 05/31/2018 12:00 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
On 05/31/2018 11:52 AM, See, Chin Liang wrote:
On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 18:39 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote: > > Make sure the ARM ACTLR register has correct configuration, > otherwise > the Linux kernel refuses to boot. In particular, the "Write > Full Line > of Zeroes" bit must be cleared. > > Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut marex@denx.de > Cc: Chin Liang See chin.liang.see@intel.com > Cc: Dinh Nguyen dinguyen@kernel.org > --- > NOTE: This gem was well hidden in the Altera U-Boot fork > and is > really needed. > What is not entirely clear to me is WHY ? So why is > this needed > ? I vaguely recall it's related to HW constrain. And check back the downstream U-Boot, actually we need to set the bit instead clearing it. https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/ socfpga_v2 014.10_arria10_bringup/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga_arria10/pl3 10.c
You are clearing it here: https://github.com/altera-opensource/u-boot-socfpga/blob/socfpg a_v2014.10_arria10_bringup/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga_arria10/l owlevel_init.S#L35
The PL310 configuration is a different register. What HW constraint ? I'd really like to understand this problem.
Bump ? I had a report the register even has to be set to 0 , otherwise there are ethernet problems. What is going on with this register ?
Bump again ?
Expanding the CC list. I am tempted to stop accepting any socfpga patches until this is resolved.
Just realize this is not addressed as Ley Foon talked to me
I am real grateful for that.
We checked with HW team that the full line of zeroes is a special setup of signals between A9 and L2 cache controller. As they recalled that this signal is not 100% AXI compliance, it may hang the system if L2 cache is disabled while full line of zeroes is set.
In A10, one thing new is we enabled L2 cache in BootROM and this bit is set. When entering the U-Boot, we are ensuring all cache are disabled. At this point, we need to ensure full line of zeroes bit is cleared. Only when U-Boot renable the cache including L2, this bit is set again.
Hope this explains.
I'll have to give it some thought, but I think so.
Is there an errata or some piece of documentation I can refer to about this behavior ? I'd like to add link to the commit message.
Thanks, really appreciated!
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